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None Shall Sleep
by Ellie Marney
Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher for Rockstar Book Tours. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: None Shall Sleep
Author: Ellie Marney
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 4/5
Recommended For...: thriller, mystery, horror
Publication Date: September 1, 2020
Genre: YA Thriller
Recommended Age: 17+ (murder, gore, violence, sexual content, sexual abuse/assault mentioned and referenced to)
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 400
Synopsis: In 1982, two teenagers—serial killer survivor Emma Lewis and US Marshal candidate Travis Bell—are recruited by the FBI to interview convicted juvenile killers and provide insight and advice on cold cases. From the start, Emma and Travis develop a quick friendship, gaining information from juvenile murderers that even the FBI can't crack. But when the team is called in to give advice on an active case—a serial killer who exclusively hunts teenagers—things begin to unravel. Working against the clock, they must turn to one of the country's most notorious incarcerated murderers for help: teenage sociopath Simon Gutmunsson. Despite Travis's objections, Emma becomes the conduit between Simon and the FBI team. But while Simon seems to be giving them the information they need to save lives, he's an expert manipulator playing a very long game...and he has his sights set on Emma.
Captivating, harrowing, and chilling, None Shall Sleep is an all-too-timely exploration of not only the monsters that live among us, but also the monsters that live inside us.
Review: This was a well done book for the most part. I liked the pacing of it and I thought the book did well to craft a creepy mood around it. The world building was amazing and I really liked the concept of it and the plot.
However, the MCs were not developed and their backstories weren’t ever really explained. I would have really liked to have known about the more beyond the cliffnotes that the book provides. The book also feels like an older than YA book rather than YA book. The writing was kinda weird and the book is a bit unrealistic, but overall fascinating from a psychological standpoint.
Verdict: Well done thriller!
Book: None Shall Sleep
Author: Ellie Marney
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 4/5
Recommended For...: thriller, mystery, horror
Publication Date: September 1, 2020
Genre: YA Thriller
Recommended Age: 17+ (murder, gore, violence, sexual content, sexual abuse/assault mentioned and referenced to)
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 400
Synopsis: In 1982, two teenagers—serial killer survivor Emma Lewis and US Marshal candidate Travis Bell—are recruited by the FBI to interview convicted juvenile killers and provide insight and advice on cold cases. From the start, Emma and Travis develop a quick friendship, gaining information from juvenile murderers that even the FBI can't crack. But when the team is called in to give advice on an active case—a serial killer who exclusively hunts teenagers—things begin to unravel. Working against the clock, they must turn to one of the country's most notorious incarcerated murderers for help: teenage sociopath Simon Gutmunsson. Despite Travis's objections, Emma becomes the conduit between Simon and the FBI team. But while Simon seems to be giving them the information they need to save lives, he's an expert manipulator playing a very long game...and he has his sights set on Emma.
Captivating, harrowing, and chilling, None Shall Sleep is an all-too-timely exploration of not only the monsters that live among us, but also the monsters that live inside us.
Review: This was a well done book for the most part. I liked the pacing of it and I thought the book did well to craft a creepy mood around it. The world building was amazing and I really liked the concept of it and the plot.
However, the MCs were not developed and their backstories weren’t ever really explained. I would have really liked to have known about the more beyond the cliffnotes that the book provides. The book also feels like an older than YA book rather than YA book. The writing was kinda weird and the book is a bit unrealistic, but overall fascinating from a psychological standpoint.
Verdict: Well done thriller!